GC Softball Puts Three on PBC All-Conference Team

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Three Georgia College
softball (25-23, 9-11 PBC) student-athletes got the nod for
All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) honors as announced by the
conference Friday night at the PBC’s year-end banquet in
Columbus.

Sophomores Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) and
Kelsea Martin (Dacula, Ga.) received First Team
All-Conference, while senior Haley Burnett (Columbus,
Ga.) received Second Team honors.

Okvist earned an outfield spot, hitting .408 this season,
including a team-high 53 runs scored and a conference-leading
51-of-51 on the base paths. This marks her second PBC nod in as
many years.

Martin earned honors as a utility player, batting .325 for the
Bobcats including 24 RBI and 20 runs scored. This is her first such
honor.

Listed as second-team designated player, Burnett is hitting .342
this season with a team-leading 37 RBI, including nine doubles and
five home runs. This is her third PBC All-Conference nod in
her career.

The trio gives GC 35 All-PBC honorees all-time. Okvist is the
eighth outfielder, giving the Bobcats a slot in the outfield for
the past five seasons. Burnett is the first in school history to
win two all-conference awards at DP in school history.

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